A provocative investigation into the nature of loss, losing and being lost. Starting from the revelation that what is totally unknown to you is usually what you most need to discover, this book explores how finding that unknown quantity frequently re...
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Karin Alvtegen -- without any training or thought of becoming a novelist -- resolved to write her way out of some family tradedies: The result was her first novel, "Guilt" ("Skuld"), which was published in Sweden in 1998, to rave reviews. This was fo...
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About The Book The field of mind­body medicine is plagued by wild claims that mislead patients and instil false hope. But as scientists in a range of fields uncover solid evidence that our minds influence our bodies far more profoundly than previ...
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Often likened to Kafka's The Castle, The Tartar Steppe is both a scathing critique of military life and a meditation on the human thirst for glory. It tells of young Giovanni Drogo, who is posted to a distant fort overlooking the vast Tartar steppe. ...
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Gripping, filmic historical fiction. Features a newlywed couple who go to live in the North Carolina mountains. When Serena, the bride, discovers she can't have children, things take a sinister turn. Will appeal to fans of }Cold Mountain{ and }Snow F...
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2 new volumes in the }Complete Peanuts{ series from Canongate, published during }Peanuts{'s 60th anniversary year. '}Peanuts{ was, and is, and will continue to be the finest comic in the world. Bravo.' Ray Bradbury